The Hub Azul Peniche will have a space to incubate start-ups and at the same time leverage the economic fabric.

The physical infrastructure - the Smart Ocean Open Labs building - will be equipped with the right physical conditions and equipment to meet the needs of companies, enabling them to run and host acceleration programmes, incubate companies in the early stages of growth and scale up technology and processes for the maritime economy, promoting opportunities for the development of co-creation and open innovation contexts with the regional maritime cluster and in areas such as aquaculture, biotechnology, food innovation, coastal tourism and digital technologies.

This infrastructure for hosting and enhancing S&T activities aims to be a centre for attracting business, empowering companies and society, and for cooperation between the economy, innovation and scientific knowledge. It will assert itself as a catalysing agent for a regional economy based on the sustainable exploitation of marine resources, strongly entrepreneurial, taking advantage of networking and national and international partnerships.